Otto Kemp
3B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 185LBS | Age: 25
MLB Pipeline Rank
PHILLIES: No. 28 |
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 54 45 5 9 0 1 .200 .333 .244 .577
Career Minors 1,049 866 163 227 23 43 .262 .377 .424 .801
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .200 0 1 .577
Career Minors .262 23 43 .801
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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

SeasonTmLGLGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSHBPAVGOBPSLGOPS
2022 2 Teams Minors 16 62 49 10 10 0 0 0 3 11 16 2 0 2 .204 .371 .204 .575
2022 FCL Phillies FCL ROK 4 14 10 4 5 0 0 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 .500 .643 .500 1.143
2022 Clearwater Threshers FSL A 12 48 39 6 5 0 0 0 1 7 13 0 0 2 .128 .292 .128 .420
2023 2 Teams Minors 109 458 375 71 91 17 6 7 53 57 109 21 7 16 .243 .360 .376 .736
2023 Clearwater Threshers FSL A 78 330 263 57 66 12 5 7 43 49 79 17 4 13 .251 .388 .414 .802
2023 Jersey Shore BlueClaws SAL A+ 31 128 112 14 25 5 1 0 10 8 30 4 3 3 .223 .286 .286 .572
2024 4 Teams Minors 123 529 442 82 126 24 9 16 66 52 112 20 9 29 .285 .392 .489 .881
2024 Clearwater Threshers FSL A 5 20 14 4 7 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 3 .500 .650 1.000 1.650
2024 Jersey Shore BlueClaws SAL A+ 41 182 150 35 50 8 5 4 22 21 29 8 2 9 .333 .440 .533 .973
2024 Reading Fightin Phils EAS AA 64 273 233 38 60 12 3 11 39 23 62 9 5 13 .258 .353 .476 .829
2024 Lehigh Valley IronPigs INT AAA 13 54 45 5 9 2 0 0 2 5 18 1 1 4 .200 .333 .244 .577
FCL Phillies FCL ROK 4 14 10 4 5 0 0 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 .500 .643 .500 1.143
Lehigh Valley IronPigs INT AAA 13 54 45 5 9 2 0 0 2 5 18 1 1 4 .200 .333 .244 .577
Reading Fightin Phils EAS AA 64 273 233 38 60 12 3 11 39 23 62 9 5 13 .258 .353 .476 .829
Jersey Shore BlueClaws SAL A+ 72 310 262 49 75 13 6 4 32 29 59 12 5 12 .286 .377 .427 .804
Clearwater Threshers FSL A 95 398 316 67 78 14 6 8 47 59 95 19 5 18 .247 .389 .405 .794

Scouting Report

2024

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40

Kemp’s path to pro ball has been anything but direct. Knee injuries in high school kept him from being heavily recruited, so he headed to Division II Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego. A blood clot in his shoulder led to a redshirt in 2019 and he tore his labrum shortly before the pandemic shut things down in 2020. Staying healthy the next two seasons, Kemp posted a 1.286 OPS in 2021 and 1.137 in 2022. It wasn’t enough to attract any teams to draft him, but he signed with the Phillies as a nondrafted free agent. He didn’t register on any radars in his first full season, but after a slow start in 2024, he started to take off, hitting well enough with High-A Jersey Shore to earn a promotion to Double-A.

Kemp has always done a great job of making contact from the right side of the plate and seldom chases. This year, he used those bat-to-ball skills with more impact. He’s more a whole-is-greater-than-the-sum-of-his-parts player, but he does everything the right way and he’s shown more extra-base thump than expected.

While he’s not a burner, Kemp is a very savvy baserunner who can steal a base. He offers plus defense at third and has also shown the ability to slide over and play second; he has even seen some time at first. At age 24 this season, he was a little old for his level, but his jump in offensive performance plus his defensive versatility could point to a big league career as a utility type.



Awards




Transactions

Team Date Transaction
09/25/2024 3B Otto Kemp assigned to Glendale Desert Dogs.
09/06/2024 3B Otto Kemp assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs from Reading Fightin Phils.
06/11/2024 3B Otto Kemp assigned to Reading Fightin Phils from Jersey Shore BlueClaws.
06/11/2024 Reading Fightin Phils activated 3B Otto Kemp.
04/27/2024 3B Otto Kemp assigned to Jersey Shore BlueClaws from Reading Fightin Phils.
04/16/2024 Reading Fightin Phils sent 3B Otto Kemp on a rehab assignment to Jersey Shore BlueClaws.
04/16/2024 Reading Fightin Phils sent 3B Otto Kemp on a rehab assignment to Jersey Shore BlueClaws.
04/07/2024 Reading Fightin Phils sent 3B Otto Kemp on a rehab assignment to Clearwater Threshers.
04/07/2024 Reading Fightin Phils sent 3B Otto Kemp on a rehab assignment to Clearwater Threshers.
04/05/2024 3B Otto Kemp assigned to Reading Fightin Phils from FCL Phillies.
04/02/2024 3B Otto Kemp assigned to FCL Phillies.
04/02/2024 3B Otto Kemp assigned to Phillies Organization.
03/18/2024 3B Otto Kemp assigned to Philadelphia Phillies.
08/02/2023 3B Otto Kemp assigned to Jersey Shore BlueClaws from Clearwater Threshers.
03/17/2023 3B Otto Kemp and assigned to Philadelphia Phillies.
09/14/2022 3B Otto Kemp and assigned to Phillies Organization.
08/25/2022 3B Otto Kemp assigned to Clearwater Threshers from FCL Phillies.
08/25/2022 Clearwater Threshers activated 3B Otto Kemp.
08/12/2022 3B Otto Kemp assigned to FCL Phillies.
08/01/2022 Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 3B Otto Kemp to a minor league contract.